#girls

Girls with obesity are more likely to experience high levels of reproductive hormones and slowed breast development.

Compared with unvaccinated women, the risk among women vaccinated before age 17 dropped by almost 90%.

A growth hormone and estrogen exposure could explain why those who experience early puberty are at greater risk.

This mom and businesswoman launched a personal care line to help women and girls stay active and confident during their time of the month.

Teen females with asthma in poor neighborhoods are more likely to get better medical care than those diagnosed only as obese.

The gap between male and female youth killing themselves is narrowing.

Many parents of adolescent girls have resisted the human papillomavirus vaccine for fear it will have negative behavioral consequences.

Among young people, adolescent girls are at the highest risk of bad drug-drug interactions.

The stigma Black ballerinas experience mirrors body image issues faced by other women and girls of color.

Evelyn Lozada of Basketball Wives reflects on the forces that shaped her into an advocate for female empowerment.

The 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) will focus on populations most vulnerable to HIV and discrimination.

NWGHAAD is observed each March 10. This year’s theme is “The Best Defense Is a Good Offense.”

Working out seems less likely to prevent obesity among teenage African-American girls than their white peers

Based on all the teasing, bullying and parental nagging that overweight kids must endure, it may come as no surprise to hear that obese childr...

President Barack Obama has established a working group on the intersection of HIV/AIDS, gender-related health disparities and violence against...

Teen girls whose primary source of spending money comes from their boyfriends are less likely to use condoms, according to a study published i...